Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022 Nov 25;13:1028828. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1028828. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Constitutional delay of growth and puberty (CDGP) is the most common reason for delayed puberty in healthy male adolescents. The main indication for medical treatment for this condition is psychosocial burden. However, to the best of our knowledge,…
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Work ability and physical fitness among aging workers: the Finnish Retirement and Aging Study
Eur J Ageing. 2022 Jun 22;19(4):1301-1310. doi: 10.1007/s10433-022-00714-1. eCollection 2022 Dec. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: With advancing age, physical capacity gradually decreases which may lead to decreased work ability, if the physical work requirements remain the same. Examination of the importance of physical fitness for work ability among aging workers will help…
Changes in life satisfaction during the transition to retirement: findings from the FIREA cohort study
Eur J Ageing. 2022 Nov 23;19(4):1587-1599. doi: 10.1007/s10433-022-00745-8. eCollection 2022 Dec. ABSTRACT Life satisfaction is an essential construct of well-being that is tied to behavioral, emotional, social and psychological outcomes. This study aimed to examine changes in total and domain-specific life satisfaction during the retirement transition and additionally examine whether…
Meanings Attributed to Physical Activity and Changes in Self-Reported and Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity among Recent Retirees
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Nov 23;19(23):15567. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192315567. ABSTRACT Retirement poses opportunities and challenges for maintaining and adopting physically active habits, which may have major implications for health and functional ability in later life. Qualitative studies suggest that a broad range of meanings of physical activity should…
Treatment of congenital hypothyroidism – impact of secular changes in levothyroxine initial dose on early growth
Horm Res Paediatr. 2022 Dec 7. doi: 10.1159/000528567. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Newborn screening of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) has enabled early treatment with levothyroxine (LT4), ensuring normal growth and development. The initial LT4 dose recommendation has increased over decades. We evaluated whether the increased LT4 dosing influenced thyroid-stimulating…
Course of child social-emotional and sleep symptoms, parental distress and pandemic-related stressors during COVID-19
Dev Psychopathol. 2023 Feb 16:1-15. doi: 10.1017/S0954579422001377. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Research on the longitudinal courses of child social-emotional symptoms and sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic within societies would be of key value for promoting child well-being in global crises. We characterized the course of children’s social-emotional and sleep…
Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index is associated with newborn offspring hypothalamic mean diffusivity: a prospective dual-cohort study
BMC Med. 2023 Feb 14;21(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s12916-023-02743-8. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: An extensive body of animal literature supports the premise that maternal obesity during pregnancy can alter the development of the fetal hypothalamus (HTH, a critical regulator of energy balance) with implications for offspring obesity risk (i.e., long-term energy imbalance). Yet, the…
A new blood based epigenetic age predictor for adolescents and young adults
Sci Rep. 2023 Feb 9;13(1):2303. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-29381-7. ABSTRACT Children have special rights for protection compared to adults in our society. However, more than 1/4 of children globally have no documentation of their date of birth. Hence, there is a pressing need to develop biological methods for chronological age prediction, robust…
Relationships between alexithymia and food addiction: The Finnish version of Yale Food Addiction Scale and preliminary test of its psychometric properties
Front Psychol. 2023 Jan 19;14:1067872. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1067872. eCollection 2023. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: It has long been suggested that addictive behaviors are associated with alexithymia, a personality trait characterized by difficulties in emotional awareness and expression. However, little is known about the role of alexithymia in food addiction. OBJECTIVES: The aim of…
Maternal phthalate exposure during pregnancy and testis function of young adult sons
Sci Total Environ. 2023 May 1;871:161914. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161914. Epub 2023 Jan 31. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Phthalate exposure during fetal life may disrupt testicular development. Congruent with this, studies have found shorter anogenital distance, reduced penile size and altered hormone levels in infant boys whose mothers were exposed to higher levels of…
